Want to get rich?
Of course I want to...
However, none of the three kings dared to take this issue and just watched the wedding quietly.
They were all a little panicked.
The wedding process is very long.
First, Li Ang proclaimed himself emperor, then the joint military parade, then the unveiling ceremony of 'Pendor Academy', and finally the wedding itself, which lasted from morning to dusk.
Logically speaking, these things should be separated separately, after all, everything is a major event.
But these days transportation and communication are underdeveloped, so it is very difficult to organize people together, so we simply organize them together.
During the dinner, Li Ang and Alina set a separate table for each of the 'heads of state' of the Pande Continent.
This may be an unprecedented scene...
Although this table and the dishes on it are no different from other seats in Long River City, look at the people sitting around this table...
New Pendor Empire Li Ang the Great; Bacchus Empire Emperor Alina;
Lionheart Queen Amy; Noldo Queen Wendilf;
Crow King Gregory IV; Ursula who was elected as Crow Queen by the people of Longsong Port;
Fieltzwe King Vidis; and the newly established 'United Kingdom of Gatu' King Zakar.
A truly royal seat.
Now Zakar has proclaimed himself the king. The business established by Fletcher Village is in line with Zakar's wishes. If they can exchange for daily necessities through fair transactions, then there is no need to risk the lives of their clan members for robbery, so Zakar is currently very friendly to Li Ang.
Of course, it is not certain how long this friendship will last... In a few years, when Gatu people discovers that there are more and more patients and deformed babies in their clan, they will probably be able to react.
But will they still be able to cause trouble then?
Dexia's Kadan and Emil Xixis have surrendered to Li Ang. They can no longer call themselves Bahad Khan, and they have already recognized it. With the title of Earl, he is no longer qualified to sit on the 'Emperor's Seat'. He is currently sitting with Sarah, Leofric and other Earl.
This banquet still included roasted whole lamb, which was cooked very fragrantly. People at other tables were already feasting on it, but no one started to eat at the 'Emperor's Banquet'. The kings were indeed more reserved.
"Thank you all for coming to witness my wedding."
Li Ang glanced at everyone with a smile, "It's really not easy to get you all together. I guess I will never have this opportunity from now on. So, while everyone is here today, I want to discuss some small things with you..."
Everyone sat upright and looked at Li Ang.
"You should all know that I have set a goal to eliminate poverty in my country within five years."
Li Ang picked up the small knife stuck on the roasted lamb and said while dividing the meat, "But I find it difficult to achieve this goal - because new destitute people are constantly moving to my country from all over the country..."
"Ahem... According to statistics from Eric and Forster, from January this year to now, at least one hundred thousand Fieltzwe people have moved to the west of Lion Territory, and more than 50,000 raven people have moved to Northern Bay. Many of these people are robbers, causing huge losses to my territory..."
Amy was very cooperative and added some data.
Vidis and Gregory IV became obviously panicked.
"Oh, it's all because of the war... These people are pitiful..."
Li Ang shook his head with compassion and divided the mutton onto the plates in front of Vidis, Ursula and Gregory IV.
"Li Ang Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, you may as well say it directly."
Ursula and New Kingdom of Pendor have a pretty good relationship, and they asked Li Ang about his intentions directly.
"Okay, let me tell you the truth... Fieltzwe and Raven Territory are probably not in a good situation, right? Now even Zakar is richer than you, but Gatu people has not come to my territory to make a living..."
Li Ang looked at Ursula, then at Vidis: "You should remember that I asked you at noon... do you want to get rich?"
Hearing Li Ang mention himself, Zakar was a little confused next to him, so Wendy stretched out his hand towards Zakar and made a gesture of invitation, indicating to Zakar that he could help himself.
Zakar breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this matter had nothing to do with Gatu people, and Gatu people had indeed not plundered Li Ang's territory during this period, so he took out Fushou Gao, lit up his cigarette bag and started watching the show.
"Who doesn't want to get rich... But we are not as good at making money as you are, and there are always people making trouble..."
Ursula complimented Li Ang, then glanced at Gregory IV.
Gregory IV snorted and said nothing.
"Ha, you're right, it's really hard to make a fortune if you keep fighting..."
Li Ang laughed and said like a joke, "You have seen it this morning. I held a military parade. Now the 20,000 troops have no battle to fight. I am actually quite uneasy... right Alina?"
"Yes, I am very uneasy now... You should all know that if the army has no war to fight, then they will definitely find ways to cause trouble - if they never fight, how can they get promoted and make a fortune?"
Alina took the words with a faint smile.
It's true, and everyone around this table knows it's true.
This is also the reason why Vidis and others were trembling after watching the military parade.
"So, I plan to help you solve your current difficulties and also solve the problem of my troops not being able to fight... New Pendor Empire and Bacchus Empire will jointly form a 'World Peacekeeping Force' to maintain peace on the entire continent and even the entire world."
Li Ang nodded. "This is one of the small things I want to discuss with you. By the way, do you plan to let your troops or domestic knights join this Peacekeeping Force?"
Everyone at the table looked at each other.
"Are you planning to mediate our... dispute?"
Ursula is indeed very good at talking, describing disputes over the throne and rebellion as disputes.
"Mediation? Well... yes, if you are willing to treat me as a judge, I can indeed help you end the war fairly and justly. We are all part of the Pande Continent, and it will be bad for everyone in the Pande Continent if you continue to fight like this..."
Li Ang gestured with a knife and said.
"Li Ang Your Majesty, what do you mean...?"
Gregory IV finally spoke, but he looked obviously panicked.
"What I mean is that Ursula is recognized as 'Falcon Queen', with Longsong Port and Silver Blade Fortress as the boundary, and all the eastern territories of the original Raven Territory will be regarded as '' from now on. Falcon Territory', independently built as Falcon Kingdom. And Raven City and the western Falling Bay, as the current Raven Kingdom. In other words, you two siblings will get half... Is this fair?"
Li Ang stood up and used a knife to score the roasted lamb, neatly cutting the roasted lamb in half.
In fact, this distribution method is indeed fair. Both Ursula siblings have equal inheritance rights, so it is certainly appropriate for each person to have half.
Moreover, Li Ang is talking about two kingdoms - Falcon Kingdom and Raven Kingdom. In other words, Li Ang will identify two kingdoms with Raven Territory as emperor New Pendor Empire, just like he identifies with Zakar's 'United Kingdom of Gatu'.
Ursula said nothing, she was thinking.
Gregory frowned and was thinking about it.
The two of them definitely need to think about it carefully. Li Ang didn't push it, but turned to Vidis and said, "Sir Vidis, as for you, of course I support you in killing the rebels. After all, Cliff Bay is Amy's territory, and of course we cannot let the rebels take over."
Vidis was overjoyed. "That's great! His Majesty Li Ang is indeed just and strict! Cliff Bay should be New Pendor Empire's territory!"
Anyway, Cliff Bay is already occupied by Hakon. Vidis doesn't mind exchanging Cliff Bay for Li Ang's help.
"Ahem, but..."
Li Ang smiled and shook his head, "However, I heard that the west coast and the inner sea of Shihu Lake are full of pirates during this period - I am very worried that after taking back Cliff Bay, there will still be pirates running rampant."
"I swear that all the fleet will be used to clean up pirates. Your Majesty Li Ang, you can rest assured!"
Vidis stood up with a happy face.
"But the problem is, your fleet is a pirate...Vidis, do you understand what I mean?"
Li Ang shook his head, cut off a leg of mutton and put it in front of Vidis: "Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't bear to part with those pirates under your command. Anyway, Alina's troops and I need to continue to fight more battles... If we don't clean up the pirates, how can I achieve my poverty alleviation plan?"
The joy on Vidis's face instantly turned to bitterness. He sat down with his head lowered and fell into deep thought.
At this time, Ursula raised his head and asked quietly, "Your Majesty Li Ang, I have no objection to the sphere of influence you mentioned, but I want to know how can we make a fortune after we cease war?"
Li Ang glanced at her and smiled, "You are all the kings of a country... As long as there is no war, the thieves are eliminated, and the trade routes are safe and smooth, it is easy to make a fortune by doing business with each other. Just ask Zakar."
Zakar has indeed made a fortune recently.
Fletcher Village That market belongs to the official mutual market, and both sides collect taxes from their own people.
Li Ang controls the Fletcher market and only collects business tax from Pende. Regardless of Gatu people, the tax rate is as high as 75%... Mainly because the profits of things like Fushou Gao are too high.
But this is actually a left-hand reversal, which is equivalent to handing over from a private treasury to the national treasury, because the goods involved in the transaction are Li Ang's own industry and all belong to Wheat Fragrance International.
The high tax rate is to reduce Wheat Fragrance International's dividends and try to allow more profits to flow to the national finance, because Wheat Fragrance International currently has many shareholders.
Li Ang currently holds 60% of the shares, Amy has 10%, Wendy has 8%, Alina has 8%, Leofric has 8%, and the remaining 6% is the dividend allotment of the sergeants. However, others only have dividend rights, and the management rights and voting rights are all in the hands of Li Ang...
Don't think that Li Ang is rich now. If we really talk about assets, Li Ang's whole body is full of debts. Even New Pendor Empire owes a lot of debt - but this is the left hand and the right hand, because the big creditor Pande Bank is also Li Ang's own industry, and even the money is made by himself...
But Zakar is different. Every time Gatu people trades a sheep, he must hand over three Dirham or equivalent materials to Zakar...
Speaking of which, this is also a transaction tax, and it is very low.
The current sheep price of Long River City is about three dinars per head, which means that the tax rate charged by Zakar to Gatu people is only 10%.
But now the daily trading volume of the market is more than 2,000 sheep. Just relying on this market, Zakar can earn more than 600 dinars every day, which is more than 100,000 dinars in half a year, which is higher than the annual income of most duchies.
Moreover, Zakar also made a lot of money from Fushou Gao's retail business - most of the Fushou Gao shipped by Li Ang from Xingar were traded to Zakar in wholesale form, and Zakar sold many Fushou Gao to other tribes at five times the price.
Gatu people is a tribal alliance, and Zakar's tribe is currently the strongest one. Most Gatu people belong to other tribes. In order to prevent other tribes from being stronger than themselves, Zakar must of course maintain his status in this way.
In addition, now Li Ang is even willing to let Zakar exchange sheep for corn - each sheep can be exchanged for 200 pounds of corn meal. The price is very reasonable, and after deducting the freight, there is almost no profit...
So now Zakar is indeed very wealthy, and his people's life is much better than before.
"Li Ang Your Majesty is indeed very kind in doing business."
Zakar puffed out his cigarette with a comfortable look on his face and nodded.
In the past six months, Guanchang and Fushou Gao have brought him a lot of property, and also made other Jatu tribes have to rely on him. He really feels that doing business with Li Ang is a matter of mutual benefit.
Besides, something as good as Fushou Gao can cure almost all diseases, and you can still feel ecstatic after taking a few puffs...
"I have no objection to the sphere of influence divided by His Majesty Li Ang. Your Majesty Li Ang, how are you going to do the business you mentioned?"
Gregory IV finally raised his head and agreed with Li Ang's mediation.
"Vidis, Ursula, Gregory... You are all short of food, right?"
Li Ang said with a kind smile, "I can sell you a large amount of grain at a low price. As for the price you want to sell it at, that is your own business."
"Really?!"
"That's great!"
"Li Ang Your Majesty, I originally had some feelings for you... but now it seems that you are really a kind and kind emperor!"
All three of them were overjoyed.
Food!
For them, as long as they have enough food, their domestic problems can be solved and their status as kings can be guaranteed.
"I haven't finished speaking yet... You all understand that food is a strategic material. I cannot sell large quantities of food to other countries - unless this country is my ally or subordinate kingdom. Moreover, it seems that you don't have the money to buy it..."
Li Ang spread his hands and explained.
Indeed, for the New Pendor Empire, Raven Kingdom is currently a hostile country, and Fieltzwe people also occupies Cliff Bay. It is not a friendly neighbor in any way. Of course, materials such as food cannot be sold casually.
"I am willing to become an alliance with the New Pendor Empire..."
Ursula responded quickly.
Seeing that Vidis and Gregory were about to say the same thing, Li Ang stretched out his hand to stop them. "Don't talk nonsense, it's not equal, understand? Currently, only Bacchus Empire is qualified to become an ally of the New Pendor Empire."
This is also true. Even if Ursula, Vidis and others feel unhappy, they all know that no matter from the perspective of historical legal principles or current national strength, they do not have the qualifications to be tied with the New Pendor Empire.
"Are you going to merge us into the empire? Li Ang Your Majesty, this is impossible. We would rather fight to the end..."
Vidis shook his head.
"Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that..."
Li Ang smiled slightly and said, "I just want to say that I can't openly sell a large amount of grain to you, otherwise I will be questioned by the nobles. But if you let some of the troops join Peacekeeping Force, I can treat you as a partner and can barter with grain - just like the way I trade with Zakar..."
To be honest, no one in the country will question the decision made by Li Ang now...
But bartering is indeed more feasible, because Vidis has gone bankrupt, Ursula and Gregory have been fighting for so long, and they really don't have much money. Li Ang is thinking about them.
"Raven Territory has sheep and minerals. Just exchange sheep or minerals of equivalent value for food. And Fieltzwe, exchange it for ships and seafood. This is also the best proof that you can drive away pirates."
Li Ang picked up the wine glass and stood up. "Peacekeeping Force will soon escort the grain to Cliff Bay. Cliff Bay is the trading place. The first batch of transaction volume...100 million pounds."